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As of 0000hrs 1/1/12, Dutchess 911 is now dispatching the agency as Care1 EMS, no longer Hudson Valley Paramedics. This will only affect 2nd calls in the district during contracted hours, as the dedicated unit is still called 56-79. After contract hours, Mobile Life Support has been chosen by PVFD as the ALS provider.

Date: January 6, 2012
Time: 2127 hrs
Location: Livingston Street & Academy Street
Frequency: 453.650
Units Operating: City of Poughkeepsie Fire E-1, E-3, Car 10, City Police, Mobile Life Support 290, 281
Weather Conditions: Cold, Clear, Night
Description Of Incident: Roll Over Auto Accident with Entrapment and Car Fire
Reporters:
Writer: FireChief63
2127 hrs. - Dispatch
2129 hrs. - Engine 3, Engine 1 & Car 10 responding
2130 hrs. - Update to Car 10, reports multiple calls reporting fire with entrapment
2130 hrs. - MLSS 290 responding
2130 hrs. - City Police on scene, reporting bystanders with extinguishers knocking down fire.
2131 hrs. - Police on scene requesting at least need for 4 Ambulances, Car 10 advises will advise of need, arriving on scene
2131 hrs. - City 911, dispatches second MLSS unit to sceen, MLSS 281 responding
2134 hrs. - Car 10 advises, at least 4 victims
2137 hrs. - MLSS 281 on scene
2146 hrs. - Car 10 requesting duration of time on scene, dispatch advises 19 minutes. Car 10 advises still extricating 1 and MLSS has other patients in care of their units.
2201 hrs. - MLSS 281 enroute to St. Francis Hospital with 2 patients BLS
2212 hrs. - Car 10 reports extrication complete and possible of 5 patients transported to hospital
2212 hrs. - MLSS 290 enroute to St. Francis with 1 patient ALS
2228 hrs. - Car 10 reports that Engine 3 is 10-8 returning, Engine 1 remaining on scene to assist with lighting for Police investigation.

Friends don't let friends post/text tired, drunk or angry...

Friends don't let friends post/text tired, drunk or angry...

I think 'some' people misinterpret my simple statement that DC911 will now officially be calling it Care1 EMS, as a shot at the company, when it is no such thing. There was simply a question back in November why they were not calling them that. IIRC, it was still 'in the works' for the OFFICIAL name change to take place, through whatever applications were made, I am sure with DoH, and any other entities. Can't just wake up and decide to change your company's name and it happens right then and there.
Also, in reference to the contract held by PVFD, the CONTRACT was decided by, and signed BY the TOWN itself, NOT the FD. Since those hours for contracted coverage were decided by the town, it said nothing about who HAD to provide coverage after that time. I will not speculate into how pleased/displeased PVFD was by the off-hours service, but word was passed onto the dispatch agency that MLSS would be dispatched during the non-contracted hours.
I should also clarify that the Care1 EMS will also be dispatched as they normally would in order of preference by agencies that use commercial agencies for transports (i.e. correctional facilities), and any mutual aid, NOT just as multiple calls in PVFD area.
I fail to see how stating this is so terrible. **shrugs**
QTIP

Kid, just listen to the chief.
I appreciate that you like fire trucks. I like fire trucks too. I like getting paid to ride on them and I like looking at pictures of them on Emtbravo. I also appreciate that you're new. I was once new as well, in fact it wasn't that long ago. Someday, you might be sitting in a fire truck and look around the cab of the big fancy engine they bought you and see a 65 year old man driving and a 80 year old fire police in the back. Or you might be fortunate enough to get on a paid job and have one other guy with you or you might even be by yourself. And you will not care how many red trucks are coming but rather what the hell are you going to do with what you've got.

aka;
"Skilled Nursing Facilities"
"Assited Living Facility"
"God's Staging Area"

Everything is fine! Stop playing word games by describing it word for word Nathan! Company is great success, yes?

Nathan's post was in English and stated the same facts that yours did. There were no word games, as you call them.

This topic was locked. Apparently some people can't keep their biased mouths (or fingers) shut, and not post anti-police sentiments out in public. This topic will remain view-able so people can read about the incident, but the apparently overwhelming asinine comments will prevent any replies from being posted.
I will say thankfully no one seriously hurt, and all are recovering!

I think you are right, some people SHOULD get a grip. I merely stated facts, you sir, read too far into it.

I think you are right, some people SHOULD get a grip. I merely stated facts, you sir, read too far into it.

I think you are right, some people SHOULD get a grip. I merely stated facts, you sir, read too far into it.

This topic was locked. Apparently some people can't keep their biased mouths (or fingers) shut, and not post anti-police sentiments out in public. This topic will remain view-able so people can read about the incident, but the apparently overwhelming asinine comments will prevent any replies from being posted.
I will say thankfully no one seriously hurt, and all are recovering!

This topic was locked. Apparently some people can't keep their biased mouths (or fingers) shut, and not post anti-police sentiments out in public. This topic will remain view-able so people can read about the incident, but the apparently overwhelming asinine comments will prevent any replies from being posted.
I will say thankfully no one seriously hurt, and all are recovering!

This topic was locked. Apparently some people can't keep their biased mouths (or fingers) shut, and not post anti-police sentiments out in public. This topic will remain view-able so people can read about the incident, but the apparently overwhelming asinine comments will prevent any replies from being posted.
I will say thankfully no one seriously hurt, and all are recovering!

As of 0000hrs 1/1/12, Dutchess 911 is now dispatching the agency as Care1 EMS, no longer Hudson Valley Paramedics. This will only affect 2nd calls in the district during contracted hours, as the dedicated unit is still called 56-79. After contract hours, Mobile Life Support has been chosen by PVFD as the ALS provider.

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Glad they caught the sombich before someone got killed!~

Just having a law doesn't mean people are going to comply. We can only hope (and pray) that they do.
How long have there been seat belt laws, and people are still getting killed or ejected from vehicles involved in an accident because they don't buckle-up.
Or how about those pesky hands free cellphone use, or texting-while-driving laws?
Or, how about this one, drunk driving?
People are still dying in fires, from smoke and CO, despite laws requiring detectors.

When I used to volunteer upstate I got pulled over by a sheriff deputy while responding to an apartment fire with people trapped:
Officer (as he approaches my window): "I hear you got a scanner in there."
Me: "It's my pager."
Officer: "What are you doing?"
Me: "I'm going to a fire."
Officer: "Where is the fire?"
Me (pointing to the orange glow in the sky): "There."

From a volunteer view, If I have "the time" to run out for a AFA that could be a fire I most likely don't have the time to then to sit and train. If I am an employer letting a worker run out for a legitimate call I don't want the person to then say well since I'm out I might as well train. If it's not an emergency then I should be back at work or at home with family I don't have much time to see.
Set a drill up and I'll show up, where I am able to make the time for that event. If I'm the home owner / business I don't want you climbing roofs ect if it's not necessary. Think of the possible damage and the fact that an apparatus sitting out side of the business does not look good to customers.

AFA are not always False Alarms. This is a big mistake in termonology.
A false Alarm is when there is no legit reason for the alarm. Smoke from cooking (burn popcorn in microwave), steam from the shower, dust from workers, candles, etc. The system did what it was designed to do, so its not a false alarm, its an accidental or unintentional alarm.
It is important that the public understands this so they do not ignor alarms in the future.

No life hazard. Clear the area, let it burn , extinguish remaining fire on the ground once the pole no longer has a falling debris issue. Call in the utility who owns it to do any elevated stabilization and or final extinguishment.

Another year, another crappy Hess truck. Man i remember when these things were cool. They were real collectors items. now it just something you would pick up at the dollar store. Plus anyone remember when they were actually gas trucks?